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Sociology Chapter 4

Terms in this set (21)

Socialization
the process by which individuals internalize the values, beliefs, and norms of a given society and learn to function as members of that society.
Self
the individual identity of a person as perceived by that same person.
I
one's sense of agency, action, or power.
Me
the self as perceived as an object by the "I"; as the self as one imagines others perceive one.
Other
someone or something outside of oneself.
Generalized other
an internalized sense of the total expectations of others in a variety of settings—regardless of whether we've encountered those people or places before.
Resocialization
the process by which one's sense of social values, beliefs, and norms are reengineered, often deliberately through an intense social process that may take place in a total institution.
Total institution
an institution in which one is totally immersed and that controls all the basics of day-to-day life; no barriers exist between the usual spheres of daily life, and all activity occurs in the same place and under the same single authority.
Status
a recognizable social position that an individual occupies.
Role
the duties and behaviors expected of someone who holds a particular status.
Role strain
the incompatibility among roles corresponding to a single status.
Role conflict
the tension caused by competing demands between two or more roles pertaining to different statuses.
Status set
all the statuses one holds simultaneously.
Ascribed status
a status into which one is born; involuntary status.
Achieved status
a status into which one enters; voluntary status.
Master status
one status within a set that stands out or overrides all others.
Gender roles
sets of behavioral norms assumed to accompany one's status as a male or female.
Symbolic interactionism
a micro-level theory in which shared meanings, orientations, and assumptions form the basic motivations behind people's actions.
Dramaturgical theory
the view of social life as essentially a theatrical performance, in which we are all actors on metaphorical stages, with roles, scripts, costumes, and sets.
Face
the esteem in which an individual is held by others.
Ethnomethodology
literally "the methods of the people," this approach to studying human interaction focuses on the ways in which we make sense of our world, convey this understanding to others, and produce a shared social order.
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